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Xbox
Xbox Controller Still Drifting After You Cleaned It? Here's Why
A few good days then back again isn't a failed clean. It's a diagnosis.
Xbox
Xbox Series X|S Controller Drift: Try the Free Fix, Then Repair It
Yours is the Xbox controller the free fix works on. Here's how to try it, and what to do when the drift returns.
Xbox
Your Xbox Controller Is Moving on Its Own — Here's What's Happening
Your character walks into walls. The camera drifts. You haven't touched the sticks. Here's what's going on and which stick has fai...
Xbox
Repair or Replace a Drifting Xbox Controller? The Honest Answer
A new pad costs three times the repair and comes with the same sticks that just failed you.
Xbox
Xbox Controller Drift: Warranty, Refunds and Your UK Rights
If your Xbox controller is recent, don't pay me yet. Here's how to use the warranty, and what rights you keep after it runs out.
Xbox
Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller Drift: What Your Options Are
I don't repair the Elite Series 2, and I'd rather say so than take the parcel. Here's what your actual options are.
Xbox
How to Fix Xbox Controller Drift — Start With the Free Fix
One of these is free, official, and genuinely works on some pads. Here's how to try it, and how to tell when the stick is simply w...
Xbox
Xbox Controller Repair Near Me? Posting It Is Usually Easier
A controller fits in a padded envelope. Local isn't the advantage it looks like.
Xbox
How to Calibrate an Xbox Controller (And What It Can't Fix)
The official calibration tool, properly explained: which controllers it covers, what it's really doing, and where it stops.
Xbox
Xbox One Controller Drift Repair — Still Worth Fixing
Microsoft's free fix doesn't cover Xbox One pads and most repairers won't take them. Both are the wrong reason to bin one.
Xbox
What Xbox Controller Drift Repair Costs in the UK
Most repairers won't put a number on their site. Here's exactly what Xbox drift repair costs, mine and everyone else's.
PlayStation
PS5 Controller Repair Near Me? Posting It Is Usually Easier
A DualSense weighs almost nothing and fits in a jiffy bag. Local isn't the advantage it looks like.
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